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Editorial: Dig Gateway tunnels first before building any new train stations
(Source: New York Daily News, May 30, 2016) NEW YORK — Construction of two new railroad tunnels under the Hudson River has been certified as a project vital not just to New York and New Jersey but to the entire U.S. Full story: New York Daily News
Rail companies on track to install PTC on Ohio tracks by 2019
(Source: The Columbus Dispatch, May 30, 2016) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Technology intended to prevent train derailments could be installed on most Ohio railroads by 2019. Full story: The Columbus Dispatch
NS won’t support Great Lakes Basin rail plan
(Source: Post-Tribune, May 27, 2016) CHICAGO — Norfolk Southern Railroad will not be participating in Great Lakes Basin Transportation's proposed freight line route, making it the second of the six railroads the project is focused on to announce it won't be joining in...
Virginia regulators fine NS for oil spill from 2015 accident
(Source: Roanoke Times, May 27, 2016) ROANOKE, Va. — State environmental regulators have cited Norfolk Southern Corp. for an oil spill that happened when two trains collided last summer in Pulaski County. Full story: Roanoke Times
Editorial: After Lac-Megantic, we thought there’d be fewer runaway trains in Canada. We were wrong
(Source: Globe and Mail editorial, May 30, 2016) TORONTO — After a runaway locomotive pulling 72 tankers filled with crude oil derailed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic and killed 47 people, it would have been appalling for Ottawa and the railway industry not to...
As coal industry collapses and workers suffer, top executives rake in more cash than ever
(Source: Daily Koss, May 20, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The advocacy group Public Citizen released a report Tuesday showing how top executives for three giant coal companies got large compensation boosts even as they laid off workers and cut their benefits. The three...
New FRA rules address Maintenance of Way worker safety, expand drug and alcohol testing
(Source: Federal Railroad Administration press release, May 27, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced it has issued two final rules to better protect railroad employees working on...
CP Rail wants to install cameras to monitor train crews
(Source: Globe and Mail, May 30, 2016) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants to keep an eye on its train crews, and says installing cameras aimed at the locomotive operators will improve safety on the railways. At a meeting next month, Calgary-based CP will...
Striking Verizon workers reach tentative deal, to return to work June 1
(Source: www.nj.com, May 30, 2016) TRENTON, N.J. — About 40,000 East Coast Verizon workers, including 4,600 in New Jersey, will return to work Wednesday, seven weeks after walking off the job in protest of what they said were unfair contract negotiations with the...
Hudson River tunnel concrete is crumbling
(Source: CNN, May 27, 2016) NEW YORK — Deep inside the 106-year-old Hudson River tunnel, connecting New York and New Jersey, the concrete is cracked and crumbling and after super storm sandy flooded the tunnel the situation became urgent. Full story and video:...
Editorial: Long haul ahead for Yakima passenger rail service
(Source: Yakima Herald, May 27, 2016) YAKIMA, Wash. — The railroad defines Yakima’s sense of place — actually, its place itself. An integral part of the city’s early history took place in 1884, when the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to bypass the initial...
Teamsters granted TRO against Flight Options
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 26, 2016) RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Yesterday, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Northern District in Cleveland granted a request from the International Brotherhood of...
Kings County won’t appeal California high-speed rail ruling
(Source: Associated Press, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge’s ruling against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit against California’s high-speed rail project, clearing another legal hurdle to the...
Mass. Senate approves study of Boston-Springfield high-speed rail
(Source: www.masslive.com, May 26, 2016) BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday voted unanimously in favor of an amendment to study the feasibility of high-speed passenger rail between Boston and Springfield. Full story: www.masslive.com
California high-speed rail takes a hit as cap-and-trade cash falls short
(Source: San Francisco Chronicle, May 26, 2016) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A critical source of funding for the state’s high-speed rail project came in substantially short this week when demand fell sharply for pollution permits sold in the state’s cap-and-trade program....
Transformer explosion in Branford stalls Amtrak
(Source: Connecticut Post, May 26, 2016) BRANFORD, Conn. — An electrical transformer exploded along the train tracks Thursday night, stalling train traffic and causing damage to a nearby building, WFSB reported. Full story: Connecticut Post
Once thriving Philadelphia-area rail terminal now a symbol of oil bust
(Source: Reuters, May 27, 2016) PHILADELPHIA — Enbridge Energy Partners' crude rail terminal located just outside Philadelphia was hailed as a symbol of the region’s energy rebirth when it first opened in 2012. Full story: Reuters
Teamster Ed Harris seeks San Diego mayor’s chair
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, May 26, 2016) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Move over, Marty Walsh. There’s another unionist, Teamsters Local 911 activist Ed Harris, seeking a big-city mayor’s job, in San Diego. Walsh, a member of Laborers Local...
Supreme Court refuses to hear Teamsters Canada case regarding pregnant rail worker
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, May 26, 2016) LAVAL, Quebec — The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case brought by the Teamsters' Union a few months ago concerning preventive withdrawals for pregnant women. It will be recalled that a pregnant woman...
Fired BNSF whistleblower awarded $1.6 million by jury
(Source: Seattle Times, May 26, 2016) SEATTLE, Wash. — A federal jury Thursday awarded more than $1.6 million to a former BNSF Railway employee from Arlington who was fired six years ago after he conducted a brake test over the objections of his supervisors. Full...
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